Continuation of tree (6th child of Antoine Pitre/Angelique Duplessis); all known surname descendants:
7 David Pitre b: 3 March 1880 St. John the Evangelist, Belledune, Gloucester, NB; d: 5 February 1921 Belledune, Gloucester, NB
+Rose Anne Guitard b: c30May 1884 etit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 7 November 1905 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Samuel/Marie Roy]; d: 1972 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB
8 Joseph Emile Pitre b: 18 May 1908 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 24 April 1954 Durham, Restigouche, NB
+Marie Dorilda Lejeune b: 18 July 1901 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 14 July 1936 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Jean/Marie Cormier]; d: 1986 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB
8 Mary Elizabeth Pitre b: 1 September 1910 St. John the Evangelist, Belledune, Gloucester, NB; d: 28 July 1915 St. John the Evangelist, Belledune, Gloucester, NB
8 Adeleine Pitre b: 1913 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 10 July 1991 Madran, Gloucester, NB
+Joseph Hector Arseneau b: 26 July 1908 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 8 July 1929 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Polycarpe/Bernadette Roy]; d: 7 April 1969 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
8 Mary Emilda Pitre b: 21 March 1915 St. John the Evangelist, Belledune, Gloucester, NB; d: 11 April 2008 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Louis J. Jacques b: 25 October 1915; m: Abt. 1937; d: 9 May 1995 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB
8 Joseph Alphonse Pitre b: 18 May 1918 St. John the Evangelist, Belledune, Gloucester, NB; d: 8 August 1979 Montreal, Quebec
+Marie Sylvia Roy b: 9 July 1925 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 26 December 1951 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Augustin/Marie Anne Arseneau]
8 Adrienne Agatha Pitre b: 1921; d: 11 October 1998 Petit Rocher North, Gloucester, NB
+Joseph Lorenzo Arseneau b: 7 September 1918 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 26 August 1940 Belledune, Gloucester, NB [Joseph/Isabelle Roy]; d: 26 February 1964 Petit Rocher, Beresford, Gloucester, NB [hit by plank which fell from barn he was dismantling]
Notes for David Pitre:
Census
- 1911 Durham, Restigouche, New Brunswick: David Pete 30, wife Roseri 27, Joseph 3, Mary 7 months; aunt Thersa [sic Tharsile] 70.
- 1921 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB: Widow Anna Pitre 37, Joseph 13, Madeline 8, Malda 6, Alphonse 3, Andre 3 months.
- 1931 Elm Tree, Beresford, Gloucester, NB: Onesime Roy 30 carpenter, wife Eva 30, 4 children, lodger Imelda Pitre 16.
- 1931 Elm Tree, Beresford, Gloucester, NB: Adelard Guitard 34 farmer, wife Therese 33, 7 children, lodger Alphonse Pitre 13.
- 1931 Pointe Verte, Beresford, Gloucester, NB: James Guitard 70 farmer, wife Elizabeth 66, Johnny 25, lodger Adrienne Pitre 10.
Obituaries for the children:
Joseph Emile Pitre: L'Evangeline (NB), 3 May 1954: Petit Rocher - Death on April 24 of Jos. Pitre, son of Rosanna Guerette, husband of Dorina Lejeune. Two daughters; Jeannine and Doria. Two sons: David and Roger. One brother Alphonse, at Dastous Motors, Dalhousie. Three sisters: Imelda (Mrs. Louis Jacques, Windsor, Ont.), Adeline (Mrs. Hector Arseneau of Madran), Agatha (Mrs. Lorenzo Arseneau of Devereaux).
Tombstone Inscription, St. Polycarpe Cemetery, Petit Rocher, NB: PITRE / Joseph Pitre / epoux de / Dorina Lejeune / Dec 24 Avril 1954 / age de 46 ans / R.I.P.
Adeline Pitre: Acadie Nouvelle (NB), 12 July 1991 and The Northern Light (NB), 17 July 1991: Died July 10, 1991 at age 78 Mrs. Hector Arseneau of Madran, born in Bangor, Maine, Adeline Pitre (David and Rosanna Guitard). Four daughters: Irene (Martin Vienneau) of Petit Rocher, Alfreda (Omer Hache) by Madran, Rosalie (Victorin Roy) of Ste-Rosette, and Hilda (Rejean DeGrae) of Laplante. Eight sons: Alcide (Imelda), Alfred (Evangeline), Leon (Yvette), Raymond (Monique), Lionel (Murielle), Livain (Olivette), and Victor (Lise) all of Madran and Rheal (Caroline) of Bathurst. Two sisters: Imelda (Louis Jacques) of Ontario and Agathe Arseneau of Petit Rocher; 36 grandchildren.
Marie Emilda Pitre: Jacques, Mildred (1915-2008) - Mildred Jacques, formerly of Nickerson Drive, Cobourg, passed away at Regional Hospital Center, Bathurst on April 11, 2008 at the age of 93. She was the wife of (the late) Louis Jacques and the daughter of (the late) David Pitre and (the late) Rose-Anna Guitard. She is survived by 1 step-daughter Patsy (Frank) McCormack, Prescott, Ont. Many nephews and nieces, and dear friends from Cobourg. She was the last surviving member of her family. She is predeceased by 2 brothers, Joe and Alphonse and 2 sisters Adeline and Agathe. Funeral Mass was held in Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick on Monday, April 14, 2008. Funeral Arrangements were in care of Verret's Funeral Home, Bathurst, New Brunswick
Joseph Alphonse Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Infant Jesus, Pointe aux Tremble, Montreal, Quebec: PITRE / Alphonse Pitre / 18-5-1918 -- 8-8-1979 / epoux de / Sylvia Roy
Adrienne Agatha Pitre: Acadie Nouvelle (NB), 12 October 1998: Died 11 October 1998 at 77 years old Mrs. Lorenzo Arseneau, widowed in 1964, of Petit Rocher North, born in Alcida. Agatha Pitre (David and Rose-Anna). Remarried -2- Patrice Boudreau. Seven sons: Mathias 'Ti-itt', Roger, Jean Claude (Rejeanne), Pierre (Geralda) Jacques (Jeannine) and Donald all of Petit Rocher and Adrien (Lise) of Tremblay. Six daughters: Leona (Jean Cormier), Bernadette (Ulderic Boudreau), Pierrette (Camille Guitard) and Pauline Morrisone all of Petit Rocher, Claudette (Valmond Roy) of Petit-Rocher-North, Linda (Gerald Morrison) of Tremblay. Sister Imelda (late Louis Jacques) of Ont.; 11 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral at Petit Rocher.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Polycarpe Cemetery, Petit Rocher, NB: ARSENEAU / Mathias Arseneau / 1941 - 2021 / Roger Arseneau / 1944 - 2021 / a la memoire de / Lorenzo / 1918 - 1964 / son epouse / Adrienne / 1921 - 1998 / Mme Agatha Arseneau / 1920 - 1998 / Chapelle Funeraire Verret
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938), online death registrations (1888-1919).
- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)
Last updated: 28 July 2023.